Road to Mauna Kea to be closed to allow equipment delivery
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CALEB JONES
The Associated Press
HONOLULU — Construction on a giant telescope will start again next week after lengthy court battles and passionate protests from those who say building it on ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says two skydivers made a last-minute decision to board the plane that crashed and killed 11 people last month.
The NTSB’s preliminary report was released Tuesday. No cause for the crash was given, which is typical for preliminary ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A local group is counting vehicles approaching a state park on the island of Kauai as it looks to help regulate visitor traffic.
Kuhio Highway Regulation intends to monitor the number of rental cars on the highway leading to Haena State Park, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser ...

Governor worries bill would legitimize illegal short-term rentals
By AUDREY McAVOY
The Associated Press
HONOLULU — Gov. David Ige on Tuesday said he would veto a bill that would require websites like Airbnb to collect and pay taxes on behalf of short-term vacation rental hosts, saying he ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park law enforcement officer who shot the driver of stolen vehicle is on desk duty while local and federal agencies investigate.
Park spokeswoman Jessica Ferracane says an NPS shooting investigative team is on the Big Island working with Hawaii ...

HILO (AP) — Big Island officials plan to employ a group of goats to keep city spaces free of overgrowth.
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation announced Friday that a pilot project using the goats will begin this month to clear an area of brush near Hilo soccer ...

Kenneth Lawson has some idea what Katherine Kealoha is going through
HONOLULU (AP) — A former prosecutor is now inmate No. 06014-122 at a federal detention center after a jury convicted her of conspiracy in what’s been described as Hawaii’s biggest corruption case.
Katherine Kealoha ...

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Businesses receive false shooter alert
HONOLULU — A shopping center in a Hawaii tourist mecca sent a false alert to merchants informing them of an active shooter.
International Market Place in Waikiki says in a statement the message was inadvertently sent ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Zoo has announced the birth of an endangered ring-tailed lemur.
Hawaii News Now reported Wednesday that the lemur was born June 10 to a 4-year-old mother and 3-year-old father.
Officials at the Oahu zoo say the lemurs arrived separately in fall 2018 with ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu prosecutors are asking the state attorney general’s office to review the fatal shooting of an inmate by a guard.
The state Department of Public Safety said at the time that Maurice Arrisgado was attempting to run from the Oahu Community Correctional Center in ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful Hurricane Barbara rapidly gained strength and was close to growing into a Category 5 storm Tuesday night as it pushed out over the eastern Pacific Ocean, far from land.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Barbara had maximum sustained winds of nearly 155 ...

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
The Associated Press
HONOLULU — A defense attorney who was appointed to represent a former Honolulu prosecutor convicted of conspiracy filed a motion Tuesday to part ways with her client.
Cynthia Kagiwada asked to withdraw as an attorney for Katherine ...

Officials: Erruption not imminent but volcano activity is known to evolve ‘very quickly’
By CALEB JONES
The Associated Press
HONOLULU — Federal officials raised the alert level Tuesday for the world’s largest active volcano, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, which last erupted in 1984.
The ...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A sailor who died during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has been laid to rest in Wyoming.
The Laramie Boomerang reports that there was a robust turnout for the burial of Navy Machinist’s Mate 1st Class George Hanson on Saturday even though only one person ...

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
The Associated Press
HONOLULU — The deputy sheriff who shot and killed a man at the state Capitol is being investigated in the killing.
The February shooting is classified as a second-degree murder case, Honolulu police said. It was originally classified as ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu is hosting a conference for hundreds of mayors from across the United States.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors started its annual meeting Friday and will run through today.
Honolulu officials say more than 225 mayors are attending.
Most of the meetings and ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A new medical marijuana dispensary plans to begin sales in Kailua-Kona today.
Hawaiian Ethos is the eighth and final licensed medical cannabis dispensary to receive approval from the state Department of Health.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the dispensary plans to ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu city agency has proposed removing the popular Haiku Stairs hiking staircase that spans Oahu island’s Koolau Mountains.
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply said it could cost about $1 million to remove the staircase with 3,922 steps that attracts 4,000 people ...

Katherine Kealoha taken into custody after guilty verdict
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
The Associated Press
HONOLULU — Two U.S. marshals led a former Honolulu prosecutor out of a courtroom Friday when a U.S. judge ordered her detained after a jury found her guilty of conspiracy and he ...